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ETbyrne · 08-18-2009, 03:19 PM

I was looking over the GPL and noticed that it basically prevents people from selling software made with it. While it says that you can sell something licensed under the GPL, people who buy that product could then redistribute it for free.

This opens the door to allow you to sell applications or modified versions of the framework to your client, but also prevents selling the framework itself from becoming a money making thing.

At this point I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing. Thoughts?

08-18-2009, 03:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
ETbyrne how quixotic are you? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lapeer, MI Posts: 445 Thanks: 37	I was looking over the GPL and noticed that it basically prevents people from selling software made with it. While it says that you can sell something licensed under the GPL, people who buy that product could then redistribute it for free. This opens the door to allow you to sell applications or modified versions of the framework to your client, but also prevents selling the framework itself from becoming a money making thing. At this point I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing. Thoughts? __________________ Dingo Web Systems > http://www.dingocode.com My Website > http://www.evanbot.com